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The population implosion

Depopulation threatens to become one of the biggest social and economic challenges since the plague years. On average, women need to produce about 2.1 children each in their lifetimes to produce a stable population. But according to the United Nations' population division, 62 countries, containing 45% of the world's population, are below replacement levels. Our abacus demonstrates how some of the most affected areas are tackling the problem